Food offered to idols

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1 Now I will write about the meat of the sacrifice that is offered to idols. We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge fills you with pride. But love helps you to be stronger than others.
1 Corinthians 8: 1

2 A person who thinks he knows something does not know what he should know.
1 Corinthians 8: 2

3 But he that loveth God knoweth him;
1 Corinthians 8: 3

4 Wherefore I say unto them, This is the law of the flesh: for we know that idolatry is nothing in the world. We also know that there is one and only God.
1 Corinthians 8: 4

5 It doesn’t really matter that some things on earth and in the sky are called gods. Many people call such things “gods” or “lords.”
1 Corinthians 8: 5

6 But we have only one God. He is our Father. Everything has come from Him and we live for Him alone. There is only one Lord. He is Jesus Christ. All things are made by him, and we by him.
1 Corinthians 8: 6

7 But not all people know this. Some people still have the habit of worshiping idols. So when they eat this meat, they feel like it belongs to an idol. They don’t know if it’s okay to eat this meat. So when they eat this meat, they think they are doing something wrong.
1 Corinthians 8: 7

8 But food does not bring us closer to God. By not eating meat, we do not lose anything or by eating, we do not gain anything.
1 Corinthians 8: 8

9 But be careful about your freedom. Your own faith can make people weak.
1 Corinthians 8: 9

10 You have understanding, so you feel free to eat in the temple of idols. A person with weak faith may see you eating there. This will also encourage him to eat the meat offered to the idols. But he actually misunderstands it.
1 Corinthians 8:10

11 So this weak brother can be destroyed because of your knowledge. And Christ was sacrificed for this brother.
1 Corinthians 8:11

12 When you cause your brothers and sisters in Christ to do something that they think is wrong, you are sinning against them and you are hurting them. Then you are also sinning against Christ.
1 Corinthians 8:12

13 Therefore I will never again eat the flesh that I have caused my brother to fall into sin. I will stop eating meat so that I will not let my brother and sister fall into sin.
1 Corinthians 8:13

The woman and the dragon

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1 And there appeared a great and strange sign in heaven; There was a woman who was dressed in the sun. The moon was under his feet. He had a crown of twelve stars on his head.
Revelation 12: 1

2 The woman was pregnant. She was crying because she was about to give birth.
Revelation 12: 2

3 Then another sign appeared in heaven; There was a big red dragon. The big dragon had seven heads with crowns on them. The dragon also had ten horns.
Revelation 12: 3

4 And the tail of the dragon cast out one-third of the stars, and cast them down to the earth. The dragon went and stood before the woman who was about to give birth. As soon as the baby was born, the dragon wanted to swallow the baby.
Revelation 12: 4

5 The woman gave birth to a son who could rule over all the nations with an iron rod. And her child was taken to God and to his throne.
Revelation 12: 5

6 The woman ran to the place that God had prepared for her in the desert. He will be cared for in the desert for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
Revelation 12: 6

7 Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels retaliated.
Revelation 12: 7

8 But the dragon was not strong enough. The great dragon and his angels lost their place in heaven.
Revelation 12: 8

9 The dragon was thrown out of heaven. That big dragon was the same old snake that is called a giant or devil. He is leading the whole world astray. The dragon and his angels were thrown down to the earth.
Revelation 12: 9

10 But I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “The victory, the power, the kingdom, and the authority of his Christ has come. These things have happened because the one who accused our brothers has been thrown out. He was the one who was blaming our brothers.
Revelation 12:10

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their mouth, He did not love his life very much. They were not afraid of death.
Revelation 12:11

12 Wherefore go ye to the heavens, and rejoice, ye inhabitants of the heavens; But it will be terrible for the land and the sea because the devil has come down to you. Satan is full of wrath. He knows he doesn’t have much time. ”
Revelation 12:12

13 When the dragon saw that he had been cast down to the earth, he pursued after the woman who gave birth to the male child.
Revelation 12:13

14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle so that she could fly and go into the wilderness that was prepared for her. He will be cared for at that place for three and a half years. There she will be away from the dragon.
Revelation 12:14

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Revelation 12:15

16 The earth helped the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that came out of the dragon’s mouth.
Revelation 12:16

17 Then the dragon became very angry with the woman. He went to fight against the woman’s other children. His children are those who obey God’s commands and abide by the truth that Jesus taught. 18 Then the dragon stood on the shore.
Revelation 12:17

The last warning

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1 I will come to you again. This will be the third time. And remember, “For every complaint there should be two or three people who can say it’s true.”
2 Corinthians 13: 1

2 The second time I was with you, I warned those who had sinned before. Now I am away from you. I warn everyone else who has sinned. When I come back to you, I will punish you.
2 Corinthians 13: 2

3 You want proof that Christ is speaking. My proof is that Christ is not weak to punish you. But Christ is powerful among you.
2 Corinthians 13: 3

4 It is true that Christ was weak when he was crucified. But now he lives by the power of God. And it is true that we are weak in Christ. But we will live with Christ for you by the power of God
2 Corinthians 13: 4

5 Examine yourselves and see if you are living in the faith. You must feel that Christ Jesus is in you. But if you fail the test, Christ is not in you.
2 Corinthians 13: 5

6 But I hope you will see that we have not failed the test.
2 Corinthians 13: 6

7 We pray to God that you will not do anything wrong. Isn’t it important that these people see that we have passed the test? But the important thing is that you do what is right. Although it seems we have failed the test.
2 Corinthians 13: 7

8 We cannot do anything that is against the truth. We can only do things that are for the truth.
2 Corinthians 13: 8

9 We are happy to be weak if you are strong. And our prayer is that you will be stronger.
2 Corinthians 13: 9

10 I write these things to you in your absence, so that when I come to you I may not use my power to punish you. The Lord has given me this power to make you strong. Not to destroy you.
2 Corinthians 13:10